...spake by me. He that rulcth over 'men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be like the morning, when the sun riseth. even a morning without clouds ; as the lender gruss hpnnging out of the earth, by clear shining after rain."* The first words may be rendered...

...with a frank, open, 'cheerful, pleasant countenance, as the light of the morning when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds, as the tender, grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain ; nis looks of undissemblcd kindness diffuse the light of joy and happiness throughout every society...

...touehing only one point of resemblanee. Sueh is the following: "Fie that ruleth over men, must be just, ruling in the fear of God, . and he shall be as the...morning, when the sun riseth ; even a morning without elouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by elear shining after rain." Allegory is likewise...

...glei"1 of the brighest radiance upon her history. and be, to usd the words of the inspired RTonarch, " As the light of the morning •when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds — 3fid as the clear shining after rain." When we considered, Sire, through what dangers Britain has...

...destroy it. Let the refreshings of thy spirit cherish the first dawning of repentance in my soul, " as the tender grass springing out of " the earth by clear shining after " rain*." " O holy Lord ! who art merciful to " true penitents, but just in thy judgK ments towards obstinate...

...following : " The God of Israel said, The Eock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the...springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain." From this passage it will be seen that the " children of light " mean the just, and the "children of...

...18; Col. iii. 10, 11.) It is, in a word, the celestial morning—-"a morning when the sun riseth—a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing...earth by clear shining after rain." (2 Sam. xxiii. 4.) Well, then, has the Temple of Solomon been designated by the great Hebrew sage Aberbanel, "A book...

...shadow that declineth :" — whereas, the returning glory of the Lord upon the Church, is said to " be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds." Hence also it is, that in this passage, the coming of the Lord is shadowed forth. For, the further...

...righteousness in the earth." David, after predicting the Kingdom of this righteous Ruler, as above, adds; "And he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun risetht even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth, by clear shining...

...light of the morning when the sun ariseth, even a morning without clouds ; and the tender grass springs out of the earth by clear shining after rain." (2 Sam. xxiii. iv.) The same may be said of all the other doctrines of the New Jerusalem ; they are the rain of heaven...